United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1944

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1944
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  1938 November 7, 1944 1950  

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Nominee Francis J. Myers James J. Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,864,622 1,840,938
Percentage49.99% 49.35%

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County results

U.S. Senator before election

James J. Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Francis J. Myers
Democratic

The 1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James J. Davis sought re-election, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Francis J. Myers.

James J. Davis American politician

James John Davis was a Welsh immigrant who became an American businessman, author and Republican Party politician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served as U.S. Secretary of Labor and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was also known by the nicknames of the "Iron Puddler" and "Puddler Jim."

Francis J. Myers American politician

Francis John Myers was an American teacher, lawyer, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1939–1945) and a U.S. Senator (1945–1951) from Pennsylvania. He was Senate Majority Whip from 1949 to 1951.

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Francis J. Myers1,864,62249.99%
Republican James J. Davis (incumbent) 1,840,938 49.35%
Socialist J. Henry Stump 14,129 0.38%
Prohibition Charles Palmer 8,599 0.23%
Socialist Labor Frank Knotek 1,989 0.05%

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References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 7, 1944" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 8 July 2014.